*The salary noted is annualized based on full time. 

$2500 SIGN ON BONUS OFFERED!*

Harbor Health Services is an innovative, growing, mission-based organization that lives, serves and collaborates with our community members to achieve our mission to help individuals reach their full potential through access to local, affordable services that promote health. We are seeking a talented Registered Dietician to join our team at the Daniel Driscoll Neponset Health Center. 

Position is part time, 20 hour weekly, working alongside our full time Dietitian providing care at the health centers. 

The Dietician home site is the Daniel Driscoll-Neponset Health Center, with both telehealth and in-person visits. The in-person services can be provided out of our Boston, Plymouth or Hyannis health center locations.   

Position is offered with an excellent, comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability insurance, 403b Savings Plan, Generous Paid Time Off plus 11 additional Holidays and much more! 

Role: 

The Registered Dietician administers optimal nutrition care to health center patients and families through assessing nutrition needs and developing and implementing individualized, evidence-based care plans. The RD will be working with a team including MDs, NPs, RNs, BH, Pharmacy and Social Workers focusing on clinical outcomes and key performance measures in areas including diabetes, weight management, heart disease and more across the continuum of care. 

Responsibilities: 

• Provides optimal nutrition care to patients by obtaining diet history to determine patient’s past and current eating habits and performing assessment of nutrient needs based on diet history, review of provider referral and/or medical record, and prior discussion with other health care team members, when applicable.
• Develops and implements nutrition care plans based on approved standards of care to meet assessed needs, including short- and long-term goals; evaluates effectiveness of care plan and counseling in meeting established goals and plans follow up care as needed.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary care team and gives integrated nutrition care as needed.
• Maintains records of nutrition care, documents effectively and communicates pertinent nutrition data though documentation in the medical record in accordance with agency policies.  
• Maintains ongoing communication with referring provider to ensure continuity of care. 
  Provides medical nutrition therapy, nutrition education, and food access resources to patients of the Ryan White program.
• Assists in the development and implementation of nutrition education and referral program for the food pantry and other low-income clients of the agency including quarterly nutrition workshops/cooking demonstrations.
  Selects and develops culturally appropriate education materials.